Good
morning, everyone.
We
will get started at 11:00.
Learning
English is very good for your brain.
The
more you exercise your brain, the healthier your brain will be as we get older.
Difficult
mental work is excellent mental exercise.
dementia
– Alzeimer’s Disease-
The
higher your education is, the less chance of dementia.
education
– does not have to college or university
-reading more
-learning a new language
-learning a new musical instrument
-learning a new sport- ping
pong
-learning dancing
-watching video
Today’s
agenda:
· Special guest- Suphin EF6
· Test#2- paragraph
· Begin complex sentences- noun clauses
· HW Read
Presentation #1 work
Tuesday
· Continue complex sentences- noun clauses
· Presentation #1 work
Wednesday
· Quiz#4- noun clauses
Thursday
· Presentations
Friday
· Xmas story
· Xmas movie
Test#2
Paragraph - 100-125 words
- one block of writing, one
paragraph
-doublespace
-write in pen
-name and class in upper righthand corner
STRUCTURE
Topic sentence
3-4 supporting points
Concluding sentence
Submit it to me by
12:25
TOPIC “What are some
good ways to stay healthy?”
** BREAK UNTIL 12:30
**
I’ll try to get
these back to you tomorrow.
Presentation #1 A Person
In my Life Who I Admire
-admire, respect,
look up to, appreciate, a role model
For homework tonight,
choose the one person you want to talk about.
Tomorrow, we will
start to do some writing.
Sentence styles:
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX
- adverb clauses
- noun clauses
- adjective clauses
(after Xmas Break)
Noun clauses
-used with verbs
that have to do with thinking or your mind:
‘think’, ‘know’, ‘understand’,
‘believe’, ‘realize’, ‘feel’
OTHERS ‘admit’, ‘mean’,
‘remember’, ‘forget’, ‘imagine’
-also verbs about
speech: ‘say’ ‘whisper’, etc.
Other words that we
use are these pronouns: that why how
A-list verbs: ‘think’
‘know’ ‘understand’ ‘believe’ ‘realize’ ‘feel’ ‘say’
B-list pronouns: ‘that’
‘why’ ‘how’
To write a noun clause
take an “A” and put it with a “B” word.
- think + that
Sarah thinks that it will rain tonight.
I think that English is very important for newcomers
to Canada.
I think that I can’t come tomorrow. I don’t think that I can come tomorrow.
I think that I will get the book.
I think that I can fly.
Mike thinks that he did well on the test.
A-list verbs: ‘think’
‘know’ ‘understand’ ‘believe’ ‘realize’ ‘feel’ ‘say’
B-list pronouns: ‘that’
‘why’ ‘how’
*know why
Sarah knows why her sister is laughing.
We don’t know why food is so expensive.
We don’t know why the bus is late.
We don’t know why the baby is crying.
I don’t know why there is no light today the
power is out.
* say that
Michelle said that she would bring cookies today.
The teacher said that we will have a test today.
He said that the rock is too heavy to move.
How can you say
that? SIMPLE
Sara said that she can’t drive by take the bus.
My brother said that he will be president.
CONTINUE TOMORROW
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